How to Become a Famous Singer

Many of today’s musicians have a variety of resources that they can all use to help market themselves to others. Back then you needed to have a connection with someone who worked in the music industry if you wanted to give yourself a chance of getting some exposure. Nowadays things are a whole lot easier thanks to the power of the Internet, particularly that of social media. If you are planning on taking your singing career to the next level then perhaps it is time for you to start considering how you can effectively market yourself as a performer.

No Need for Managers

It is mainly because of the Internet that conventional promoters and managers are no longer needed as much as they used to be back in the day. If you want to become a world famous singer and follow in the footsteps of other singing legends such as Celine Dion, Nat King Cole, and others then here are a few tips that might be worth following.

·         Classify Your Music – doing this will allow you to market your music to the right niches and let you network with other musicians. For instance, if you wish to classify your music as being “folk”, then you can try to get in touch with some of the folk radio stations in your area as well as local folk clubs and other folk musicians.

·         Make Some Websites – remember that the Internet is an ever growing landscape which is why you will want to create more than just one site for your music. Be sure to fill your personal site with your bio, contact information, and your music as well. You should also try to take advantage of social media sites such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook to further advertise yourself as a singer.

·         Network Locally – you should try to network as much as you possibly can on the local scale. Most musicians start off their careers by doing some local gigs first. You see, before you can start thinking about promoting yourself on a global scale, you need to be able to get the attention of a local audience first. You may have to start off by performing in small venues at first, but the important thing is that you get to win over some local fans. Once you get the love and attention of a local fan base, they will then start to spread your music around to others.

·         Maintain Some Contacts – you should try to maintain a good database of your contacts so that your fans will be able to keep in touch with you. You should do this in gigs and on your own website. Give your fans a mailing list during your gigs so that they will get all of the info on any upcoming shows that you might have in the future.

·         Record a Sample Demo – if you have access to a local recording studio then you should start recording some of your songs and release them as a sample demo. Once you do this you can then try to give them to some local radio stations and ask them to play your song for you. This is the best way to reach an even wider audience and if they like your song, then they’ll obviously want you to come up with more.